1 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «اذْهَبْ إلَى فِرعَوْنَ وَقُلْ لَهُ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: أطلِقْ شَعبِي كَي يَعبُدَنِي.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 ف َإنْ رَفَضْتَ أنْ تُطلِقَهُمْ، سَأضرِبُ كُلَّ أرْضِكَ بِالضَّفادِعِ.

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3 س َيَمتَلِئُ النِّيلُ بِالضَّفادِعِ. وَسَتَصعَدُ الضَّفادِعُ إلَى بَيتِكَ وَغُرفَةِ نَومِكَ وَعَلَى سَرِيرِكَ وَإلَى بُيُوتِ خُدّامِكَ، وَعَلَى شَعبِكَ وَإلَى أفرانِكَ وَآنِيَتِكَ.

and the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-troughs:

4 ف َتَأْتِي الضَّفادِعُ عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى شَعبِكَ وَعَلَى كُلِّ خُدّامِكَ.›»

and the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

5 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «قُلْ لِهارُونَ: ‹مُدَّ يَدَكَ بِعَصاكَ عَلَى الأنهارِ وَالجَداوِلِ وَالبِرَكِ، وَأخرِجْ ضَفادِعَ لِتَنتَشِرَ عَلَى أرْضِ مِصرَ.›»

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6 ف َمَدَّ هارُونُ يَدَهُ عَلَى مِياهِ مِصرَ، فَخَرَجَتِ الضَّفادِعُ وَغَطَّتْ أرْضَ مِصرَ.

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 و َلَكِنَّ السَّحَرَةَ عَمِلُوا الأمرَ ذاتَهُ بِسِحرِهِمْ، وَأخرَجُوا ضَفادِعَ عَلَى أرْضِ مِصرَ.

And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8 ف َاسْتَدعَى فِرعَوْنُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ وَقالَ لَهُما: «صَلِّيا إلَى اللهِ أنْ يُزِيلَ الضَّفادِعَ عَنِّي وَعَنْ شَعبِي، حِينَئِذٍ، سَأُطلِقُ الشَّعبَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ للهِ.»

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat Jehovah, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto Jehovah.

9 ف َقالَ مُوسَى لِفِرعَونَ: «أنتَ تُقَرِّرُ مَتَى أُصَلِّي لِأجلِكَ وَلِأجلِ خُدّامِكَ وَشَعبِكَ لإزالَةِ الضَّفادِعِ عَنكَ وَعَنْ بُيُوتِكَ. لَكِنْ سَتَبْقَى الضَّفادِعُ فِي النِّيلِ فَقَطْ.»

And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?

10 ف َقالَ فِرعَوْنُ: «غَداً.» فَأجابَ مُوسَى: «كَما تَقُولُ، كَي تَعرِفَ أنَّهُ لَيسَ مِثلَ يهوه إلَهِنا.

And he said, Against to-morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto Jehovah our God.

11 س َتَزُولُ الضَّفادِعُ عَنكَ وَعَنْ بُيُوتِكَ وَعَنْ خُدّامِكَ وَعَنْ شَعبِكَ، وَسَتَبقَى فِي النِّيلِ.»

And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.

12 ف َخَرَجَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ مِنْ عِنْدِ فِرعَوْنَ. وَصَرَخَ مُوسَى إلَى اللهِ بِشَأْنِ الضَّفادِعِ الَّتِي أرْسَلَها اللهُ عَلَى فِرعَوْنَ.

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto Jehovah concerning the frogs which he had brought upon Pharaoh.

13 ف َاسْتَجابَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى. وَماتَتِ الضَّفادِعُ فِي البُيُوتِ وَالسّاحاتِ وَالحُقُولِ.

And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.

14 ف َجُمِعَتْ فِي أكوامٍ كَثِيرَةٍ حَتَّى صارَتْ رائِحَةُ الأرْضِ كَريهَةً جِدّاً.

And they gathered them together in heaps; and the land stank.

15 ل َكِنْ حِينَ رَأى فِرعَوْنُ أنَّهُ صارَ هُناكَ فَرَجٌ، قَسَّى قَلبَهُ، وَلَمْ يَستَمِعْ إلَيهِما كَما قَالَ اللهُ. القَمل

But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had spoken.

16 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «قُلْ لِهارُونَ: ‹مُدَّ عَصاكَ وَاضْرِبْ تُرابَ الأرْضِ فَيَصِيرَ قَملاً فِي كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصرَ.›»

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that is may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

17 ف َعَمِلا بِحَسَبِ قَولِهِ. مَدَّ هارُونُ عَصاهُ بِيَدِهِ، وَضَرَبَ تُرابَ الأرْضِ الَّذِي صارَ قَملاً عَلَى النّاسِ وَالحَيواناتِ. كُلُّ تُرابِ الأرْضِ صارَ قَملاً فِي كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصْرَ.

And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

18 و َحاوَلَ السَّحَرَةُ أنْ يُخْرِجُوا القَملَ بِسِحْرِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرُوا، بَلِ انتَشَرَ القَملُ عَلَى النّاسِ وَالحَيَواناتِ.

And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

19 و َقالَ السَّحَرَةُ: «هَذا إصْبِعُ اللهِ.» لَكِنَّ فِرعَوْنَ تَقَسَّى قَلبُهُ وَلَمْ يَستَمِعْ لَهُمْ كَما قالَ اللهُ. الذُّباب

Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

20 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «اذْهَبْ وَقِفْ أمامَ فِرعَوْنَ فِي الصَّباحِ حِينَ يَخرُجُ إلَى الماءِ، وَقُلْ لَهُ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ لَكَ أطلِقْ شَعبِيَ لِيَعبُدَنِي.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 ف َإنْ لَمْ تُطلِقْ شَعبِي، سَأُرسِلُ أسراباً مِنَ الذُّبابِ عَلَيكَ وَعَلَى خُدّامِكَ وَعَلَى شَعبِكَ وَعَلَى بَيتِكَ. سَتَمتَلِئُ بُيُوتُ مِصرَ بِأسرابِ الذُّبابِ، وَكَذَلِكَ الأرْضُ الَّتِي تَسكُنُها.

Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon they servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22 ل َكِنْ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُمَيِّزُ أرْضَ جاسانَ حَيثُ يُقِيمُ شَعبِي، فَلَنْ تَأْتِيَ أسرابُ الذُّبابِ هُناكَ، كَي تَعرِفَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ المُتَسَيِّدُ فِي وَسَطِ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.

23 س َأُمَيِّزُ بَينَ شَعبِي وَشَعبِكَ، وَسَيحدُثُ هَذا غَداً بُرهاناً لَكَ.›»

And I will put a division between my people and thy people: by to-morrow shall this sign be.

24 و َاسْتَجابَ اللهُ لِقَولِهِ، فَأتَتْ أسرابٌ مِنَ الذُّبابِ عَلَى بَيتِ فِرعَوْنَ وَبُيُوتِ خُدّامِهِ وَعَلَى كُلِّ أرْضِ مِصرَ. وَخَرِبَتِ الأرْضُ بِسَبَبِ أسرابِ الذُّبابِ.

And Jehovah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

25 ح ِينَئِذٍ، استَدعَى فِرعَوْنُ مُوسَى وَهارُونَ، وَقالَ لَهُما: «قَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ لإلَهِكُمْ هُنا فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.»

And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26 ل َكِنَّ مُوسَى قالَ: «لا يَصلُحُ أنْ نَفعَلَ هَذا. لأنَّنا سَنَذْبَحُ لإلَهِنا ما يُحَرِّمُهُ المِصرِيُونَ. إنْ ذَبَحْنا أمامَ عُيُونِهِم ما يُحَرِّمُونَ ذَبْحَهُ، سَيَرْجُمُونَنا!

And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

27 ل ا بُدَّ أنْ نَسِيرَ فِي رِحلَةٍ لِثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ، وَنُقَدِّمُ هُناكَ الذَّبائِحَ لإلَهِنا كَما أمَرَنا.»

We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God, as he shall command us.

28 ف َقالَ فِرعَوْنُ: «سَأُطلِقُكُمْ لِتُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ ليهوه إلَهِكُمْ فِي البَرِّيَّةِ، لَكِنْ لا تَبتَعِدُوا! وَصَلِّيا لِأجلِيَ.»

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to Jehovah your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.

29 ف َقالَ مُوسَى: «فَوْرَ خُرُوجِي مِنْ عِنْدِكَ سَأُصَلِّي إلَى اللهِ ، فَتَزُولُ أسرابُ الذُّبابِ عَنْ فِرعَوْنَ وَخُدّامِهِ وَشَعبِهِ غَداً. لَكِنْ أرجُو مِنْ فِرعَوْنَ أنْ لا يَخدَعَنا ثانيَةً بِعَدَمِ إطلاقِهِ لِلشَّعبِ لِيُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ للهِ.»

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will entreat Jehovah that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to-morrow: only let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

30 و َخَرَجَ مُوسَى مِنْ مَحضَرِ فِرعَوْنَ وَصَلَّى إلَى اللهِ.

And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated Jehovah.

31 و َاستَجابَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى، فَأزالَ أسرابَ الذُّبابِ عَنْ فِرعَوْنَ وَخُدّامِهِ وَشَعبِهِ، حَتَّى لَمْ تَبْقَ ذُبابَةٌ واحِدَةٌ.

And Jehovah did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

32 ل َكِنَّ فِرعَوْنَ قَسَّى قَلْبَهُ هَذِهِ المَرَّةَ أيضاً، وَلَمْ يُطلِقِ الشَّعبَ.

And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.